Chris Unarmed was a platformer game. Coin rooms and the occasional door puzzle sometimes gave the impression of something more grand, but it was a linear progression through 80 rooms of an increasingly challenging platforming experience.
Old School Adventure is very much an adventure game. The linear progression is gone, and our hero must collect new powers to allow him to navigate to areas of the world that were seemingly unreachable before, Metroid-style.
There is still an assortment of platforming challenges, more interesting and devious than before thanks to countless upgrades to the game engine, but this time our hero has many faces. Check out the faces of Chris Unarmed, as featured in Old School Adventure:
I mentioned the winged boots in a previous blog. The other 2 powers featured in this image, the white armor and fire armor, each possess unique qualities that allow our hero to navigate the world of Old School Adventure in interesting ways. Stay tuned for more.
-- Chris | July 29, 2010